Review :
5
'Bruno had read enough books about explorers to know that one could never be sure what one was going to find. Most of the time they came across something interesting that was just sitting there, minding its own business, waiting to be discovered (such as America). Other times they discovered something that was probably best left alone (like a dead mouse at the back of a cupboard).'
A remarkable, simply told 'fable', as the title says - a parable about a boy who realises if he wants answers to his questions, he's going to have to discover them for himself. Mostly, he just wants to know why he has to put up with rules and be lonely and uncomfortable.
Bruno is a nine-year old boy living a privileged life in a big house in Berlin with his parents and his annoying twelve-year-old sister, Gretel. When the story opens, he walks into his bedroom and discovers the maid packing up all his things.
He tries to think what he's done wrong and worries that he's being sent away. No, they're all moving because of Father's job promotion.
'He wasn't particularly bothered if Gretel was being sent away because she was a Hopeless Case and caused nothing but trouble for him. But it seemed a little unfair that they all had to go with her.'
Gretel can go - she treats him with nothing but disdain, anyway (as only an almost-teenaged girl can do). But he doesn't want to leave his three best friends. He doesn't think Father should have to move just because of his job and his shiny new uniform. Even if Father moves, why do the rest of them have to go live far away
After the move, he's annoyed by the many other men in uniform who come and go from his father's office in their new 'home'. Mostly, he dislikes Lieutenant Kotler, a nineteen year old soldier who calls Bruno 'little man' and with whom young Gretel tries to flirt outrageously.
Kotler starts out handsome and cheerful but later hardens, to the point that Bruno explains one reason
'. . . why he didn't like Lieutenant Kotler. There was the fact that he never smiled and always looked as if he was trying to find somebody to cut out of his will.'
What would make a nine-year-old think about wills I think this is Bruno, using what he knows of life from an adventure story of someone off to seek their fortune (maybe because they've been cut out of a will). He lives in his head.
This is written from Bruno's naïve perspective, informed only by his stories and some eavesdropping. He's confused by the changed behaviour of their servants. He's openly frustrated by the restrictiveness of their new home, where people whisper (or shout) behind closed doors, but nobody answers his questions about the big fence outside their house and the people he can see in the distance.
His innocence and curiosity are nicely contrasted with his sister's feigned sophistication. He begins exploring to learn more about where he is and to try to find a friend.
This began so quietly and simply, that I wondered if it would hold my interest. (It did.) It can be hard to believe how carefree and trusting a nine-year-old is who's faced no challenges other than how to sneak an extra bit of dessert.
Even quite young readers will be able to read it, although they may miss the subtleties which appear as tiny observations throughout. And they will need some explanation of the names and words that Bruno misunderstands. But they will eventually learn their significance.
I can't imagine many adults who would be unaffected by these children. Read the whole thing. (I haven't seen the film, but I think the book says it all.)
Sometimes simple says it best.
'Bruno had read enough books about explorers to know that one could never be sure what one was going to find. Most of the time they came across something interesting that was just sitting there, minding its own business, waiting to be discovered (such as America). Other times they discovered something that was probably best left alone (like a dead mouse at the back of a cupboard).'
A remarkable, simply told 'fable', as the title says - a parable about a boy who realises if he wants answers to his questions, he's going to have to discover them for himself. Mostly, he just wants to know why he has to put up with rules and be lonely and uncomfortable.
Bruno is a nine-year old boy living a privileged life in a big house in Berlin with his parents and his annoying twelve-year-old sister, Gretel. When the story opens, he walks into his bedroom and discovers the maid packing up all his things.
He tries to think what he's done wrong and worries that he's being sent away. No, they're all moving because of Father's job promotion.
'He wasn't particularly bothered if Gretel was being sent away because she was a Hopeless Case and caused nothing but trouble for him. But it seemed a little unfair that they all had to go with her.'
Gretel can go - she treats him with nothing but disdain, anyway (as only an almost-teenaged girl can do). But he doesn't want to leave his three best friends. He doesn't think Father should have to move just because of his job and his shiny new uniform. Even if Father moves, why do the rest of them have to go live far away
After the move, he's annoyed by the many other men in uniform who come and go from his father's office in their new 'home'. Mostly, he dislikes Lieutenant Kotler, a nineteen year old soldier who calls Bruno 'little man' and with whom young Gretel tries to flirt outrageously.
Kotler starts out handsome and cheerful but later hardens, to the point that Bruno explains one reason
'. . . why he didn't like Lieutenant Kotler. There was the fact that he never smiled and always looked as if he was trying to find somebody to cut out of his will.'
What would make a nine-year-old think about wills I think this is Bruno, using what he knows of life from an adventure story of someone off to seek their fortune (maybe because they've been cut out of a will). He lives in his head.
This is written from Bruno's naïve perspective, informed only by his stories and some eavesdropping. He's confused by the changed behaviour of their servants. He's openly frustrated by the restrictiveness of their new home, where people whisper (or shout) behind closed doors, but nobody answers his questions about the big fence outside their house and the people he can see in the distance.
His innocence and curiosity are nicely contrasted with his sister's feigned sophistication. He begins exploring to learn more about where he is and to try to find a friend.
This began so quietly and simply, that I wondered if it would hold my interest. (It did.) It can be hard to believe how carefree and trusting a nine-year-old is who's faced no challenges other than how to sneak an extra bit of dessert.
Even quite young readers will be able to read it, although they may miss the subtleties which appear as tiny observations throughout. And they will need some explanation of the names and words that Bruno misunderstands. But they will eventually learn their significance.
I can't imagine many adults who would be unaffected by these children. Read the whole thing. (I haven't seen the film, but I think the book says it all.)
Sometimes simple says it best.
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